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To: bentway who wrote (818301)	11/20/2014 6:16:09 PM
From: Taro	1 Recommendation Recommended By joseffy Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1585332

you better define torture first, physical body damage, scars and stuff like that part of it? Or just narratives of alleged 'torture' OK??? /Taro

To: bentway who wrote (818301)	11/21/2014 1:17:22 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1585332

Atkins: GOP determined to look foolish SO THERE: President Obama speaks to the nation last night from the White House. Friday, November 21, 2014 Print Email 3 Comments By: Kimberly Atkins WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sure Republicans are angry at President Obama over immigration. That’s because the president has left GOP lawmakers only two options: do something, or look ridiculous. All indications so far suggest they are choosing the latter. Republican leaders already have resorted to name calling, dubbing the president “Emperor Obama” and vowing to do all they can to block his actions while scaring the public. One lawmaker, Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn, suggested that Obama’s action would result in “violence” and “anarchy.” Another, Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama, hinted that Obama could be prosecuted and sent to prison for aiding and abetting illegal entry into the country. The partisan rhetoric would be funny if it weren’t so sad. And while all this political theater takes place, the system remains so badly broken that it discourages those coming into the country from following the rules, and encourages the millions already in the country to hide in the shadows rather than work, pay taxes and boost the economy. The president’s plan, which is limited in scope in comparison to the massive size of the problem, will give five million of those immigrants, mostly parents of citizens or legal residents who have lived in the country more than five years, the ability to apply for a three-year deportation deferral and work permits starting in the spring. It also will grant protective status to undocumented immigrants who were brought into the country as children; boost the number of available work-related visas for those in highly skilled technical fields, and ease the process for foreign entrepreneurs to gain legal status. It also ramps up security along the southern border. It represents neither amnesty nor a permanent solution, but at least it’s a start. Because deporting every one of the more than 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country is neither logistically nor economically feasible, the president’s plan allows immigration officials to focus on those who commit violent crimes and other dangerous offenses to get them out of the country faster. If GOP lawmakers don’t like the president’s approach, there is an easy solution: pass a bill that does something different. They don’t even have to reinvent the wheel — they can start with the Senate-passed measure that has been collecting dust and start making changes until it’s something they can live with. Instead, they are talking about shutdowns, defunding agencies and even filing another lawsuit against the president (and in the process racking up even more taxpayer-funded legal bills on top of the millions already wasted on defending the federal same-sex marriage ban that was struck down by the Supreme Court.) That’s an immigration reform strategy that makes Mitt Romney’s self-deportation plan look like a winner. bostonherald.com